Minibus Case Studies

Bakewell and Eyam Community Transport is among many CTs in the UK which are diversifying their service to ensure they prosper and continue to benefit rural communities. Established in 1989 with just one minibus, Bakewell and Eyam Community Transport has grown steadily over the years until, today, it has 14 vehicles at its depot in Great Longstone, on the outskirts of Bakewell. ... Read More »

Derbyshire-based CT4TC is devising innovative services to keep its growing fleet busy with essential services. The amalgam of Amber Valley Community Transport and Chesterfield & District Community Transport, CT4TC – or Community Transport for Town and Country – is a £1.5million turnover social enterprise with enormous reach in the Derbyshire area. It employs over 100 staff and runs 43 vehicles ... Read More »

When mental care transport specialist Tascor went looking for a customised minibus, it ended up with a custom-built vehicle which broke new ground. Tascor, a nationwide specialist in custodial transport, has a small, highly-specialised unit based in Somerset which has as its customers patients in mental care. They have particular and often highly individual needs which require skilful and careful ... Read More »

Back in the 19th century, the people of St Helens were producing a large proportion of Britain’s glass, and the name Pilkington was synonymous with the area, this is now the root core of the Pilkington Family Trust. The family-owned company had achieved a huge reputation by the time the 1960s came and one of the Pilkington brothers actually invented the process we ... Read More »

For 30 years, the Lincolnshire town of Holbeach has helped people with mobility issues by running the Holbeach and District Community Vehicle scheme. The town is in a rural area, surrounded by the rich soil of the Fens with many isolated farms and villages counting Holbeach as the nearest place for shopping, healthcare and other community facilities. And back then ... Read More »